Homecroft is a town in Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 752 at the 2020 census. Incorporated in 1949, it has existed as an included town since 1970, when it was incorporated into

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as part of

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. It is part of Indianapolis, but retains a functioning town government under IC 36-3-1-11.

History

Homecroft began in 1923 when Frank Gates and his son Oliver bought and, after working with the

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in the early 1930s to install storm sewers to drain the swampy area, started selling lots on . The development's location close to the

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line in the 1930s and 1940s, and, as the automobile became prominent, to Madison Avenue in the 1950s and 1960s, made it popular for prospective suburban homeowners. The town was incorporated in 1949. Two additional sections of and , respectively, were developed in the early 1950s. The town was designed to be exclusively residential, although a few commercial establishments have been built along Madison Avenue. A large portion of the town has been recognized on the

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as the Homecroft Historic District.

Geography

Homecroft is located in southern Marion County. It is bounded roughly by Banta Road, the Louisville and Indiana Railroad tracks, Tulip Drive and Shelby Street. The town of

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borders the south side of Homecroft. According to the

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, Homecroft has a total area of , all land.

Government

The Homecroft town council has five elected members. Besides passing ordinances, resolutions, orders and motions for the town's government, the council also controls the city's property and finances. The chief of police is appointed by the council. James D. Leonard is the current chief.

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010

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, there were 722 people, 308 households and 214 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 323 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 95.7%

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, 0.8%

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, 0.7% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.6% from other races and 1.5% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 308 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were

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living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.6% had a male householder with no wife present and 30.5% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 41.2 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18, 6.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24, 27.2% were from 25 to 44, 32.2% were from 45 to 64 and 12.7% were 65 years of age or older. The sex make-up of the town was 46.7% male and 53.3% female.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 751 people, 310 households and 227 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 316 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up of the town was 98.67%

, 0.13%

, 0.40% Asian, 0.27% from other races and 0.53% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population. There were 310 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were

living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.5% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.81. 21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64 and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males. The

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was $60,156 and the median family income was $70,859. Males had a median income of $51,563 and females $38,194. The

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was $28,888. About 1.3% of families and 2.1% of the population were below the

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, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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* {{authority control Towns in Marion County, Indiana Towns in Indiana Indianapolis metropolitan area